Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1887-02-11
ITEMS OF INTEREST.


Abyssinia. AS it is, the Abyssinians are
about az likely to have been commanded by
the Grand Llama of Thibet-
WILLIAM FALLS, of Albany, Ore, is rather
unlucky. He is not yet II years old, and yet
he has had his right leg broken twice, his arm
broken twice, his collar bone broken, and five
Of his ribs broken, besides II number of less
important niuries too numerous to mention.
He was Just recovering from recent injury.
when, the other day; while wrestling WIN
some boys, he slipped and fell, breaking Il
bone in his wrist.
KATE WARE, a school teacher IN Raynham,
Mass, saw a little boy cutting his desk with
his jackknIfe. She told him to stop, saying
that if he did it again she would whittle his
fingers. The boy did it again, and Miss Kate
kept her word, and cut l. little cash In the
| lads thumb. The result was great indlgna-
ton on the part OF the boys father, the school
teachers arrest, and finally her apology and
payment of the costs.
THE reduction of the marriage license fee
in Maryland to 81 brought about remark
able marriage at Snow Hull the other day.
The bride and groom elect bad been living
together for twenty seven years, and were
the parents of seventeen children The groom
claimed to have been honest in his intention
to get married when he was able, but never
| felt until a few days ago, when told that
| the marriage license fee had been reduced.
JACK FRANKLIN, an ola colored porter in
Louisville tobacco warehouse, was sent into
| the cellar TO remove pile of dirt that had
been long accommodating. While at work he
| picked up battered army canteen, very
| heavy He broke it open. and found 1852 so
in nckels, dimes, paper quarters and half
| dollars, gold dollars, and So gold pieces. NO
| one knows whose the money is, and the old
man Is richer than he ever expected to be.
DAVID MEREDITH, of Rich Valley, Ind,
who has always supposed that he was full
| blooded Hoosier, recently discovered that he
had Cherokee Indian blood in his veins. He
at once applied for the annuIties and privl-
| legeS accorded members OF his tribe, ana has
| just returned from trip to Vinlta, /. T.,
| where he selected a liberal slice of choice
| lands, and he has received patent for the
property from United States Commissioner
| Atkins.
JAMES CoGNOvICH, riding from Aspen to
! st. Elmo, Col, WAS overtaken by a storm and
| took shelter in a deserted cabin. Just as he
| got his boots off to warm his feet his horse
| broke away. and Cognovich started out in his
| STOCKING feet to get him. Presently he lost
| his reckoning, as well as his horse, and wan
| dered about all night. When morning broke
he found himself near cabin, where he was
! cared for and sent back to Aspen. His feet
| and legs to the knees were frozen.
WILLIAM soHAEFER, a farmer, near st.
Louis, had in mind to fell large elm on his
land, when he met some city sportsmen out
| after rabbits. He made fun OF such small
| game, and SAID that coons were the things to
hunt. They wanted to know where coons
| could be found. He told of nest in the big
| elm. Thereupon the st. LOUIS boys borrowed
| axes ana went at the tree. They cut it down,
| encouraged by Mr.. Schaefer, who seemed
greatly surprised that no coons were found.
TEN YEARS AGO Thomas f. Clark jokingly
gave Miss Julia A. Malcolm, of New Haven, a
deed Of certain Colorado lands, which he
| thought to be valueless. She said that she'd
keep the document to remember him by,
| locked it up, and has since been earning her
| living teaching school. The other day she re-
| ceved a letter from Colorado saying that
! there was lead mine on her property, and
| S250.000 was offered for 1t. Miss Malcolm
thought it joke, but finding that it wasn't,
| she accepted the offer, and the check is on its
| way East.
WHEN it came TO the question of re-engag-
ing certain pretty school teacher IN North
cumberland county, Canada, some Of the
trustees objected, saying that she had so many
admirers that they interfered with her duties
So they drew up an agreement to the effect
that she should not keep company during the
school hours. Upon her refusal to &lgn this
it was decided to leave 1t TO a vote o. the
meeting as to whether she should stay or not.
A show of hands was taken and it resulted in
a tie, when the chairman, being young man,
gave the casting vote in her favor.
QUAIL have multiplied SO in California tn at
they are nuisance. When the game law
was being discussed in the Assembly the
other sday. Assemblyman Young said that
there "was a revolution" III his county (San
Diego against quail, which come down in
swarms upon vineyards and DESTROY them
Owners of vineyards have persons employed
to do nothing else than kill these birds which
he declared have become an intolerable
nuisance in his county. He recited an in
stance where swarm of these quail ate up
| the pasturage that cattle fed upon. His con-
stituents demanded that a remedy be pro-
vided. The bill was so amended that quail
| ha EI11 cd hntT arch nd n
while during the grape season they may be
also trapped.
| THE Russian Embassy has among its para -
phernalia genuine droshky, which vehicle
is attracting much attention. 1t is a ridicu-
Ions little concern, something like a chtld's
| phaeton without canopy. The seats are two
in number, one for the driver and one for the
occupant. neither being more than wild G
/ enough for one person. 1t is low, very low,
not more than two feet from the ground. The
wheels have spokes of iron wire like bcy-
| Gle. On the front seat sits enormous Co.'S
sack, weighing at least $50 pounds W it'll gre at
yellow beard and red cheeks and plain!Rus-
STA square topped cap, ana on the rear seat is
a very small Russian diplomat. The vehicle
is drawn by an enormous, long tailed stallion.
and the effect, when you stand in front is that
of a frantic horse all hair and legs. Upon
the whole, IL is a very absurd affair, though
doubtless the jeunessc doree will initiate the
thing very soon.
The Indiana Republicans here are thor
oughly discouraged over the result of the
Senatorial fight In that State. They had
looked for very different demonstration on
1 the part Of Gen. Harrison, and now that hi
seems disposed to rest his case simply on a
protest, the seating of Judge Turpie would
, appear to be easy OF accom- plishment. Senator
: | Voorhees, apprehends no trouble about tn,
matter, nor does Judge Holman. The dis.
| cOuragement of the Republicans does not END
: | with the loss of q seat in the Senate. Grave
party divisions are threatened at home likely
| to be felt for some years to come. Gov. Por
ter's ambition was the fly IN Gen. Harrison
ointment and peace between the two mel
! Will be difficult Of Accomplishment. Gen. Har
rlson is.much the stronger man of the two
but Coy, Porter has a following, and. will
, party lines as evenly divided as they are il
the state it cannot be ignored. II is openl,
charged that the Porter faction is responsible,
for the embarrassment into which Gen. Har
risOn's canvass drifted during the latter dayI
of the struggle. There are hot times aheaC
for the Republicans in Hoosierdom.
ON Jan. 81 the Senate passed resolution
directing the Secretary of the Interior to sen d
tia copy Of contracts AIDE for educating the
children of the Apache Indians now confined
at Fort Marion, St. Augustine. Fla, to com
municate what proposals of gratutous aid In
educating the children had been made to the
| department. and To give the number OF In
dians confined at Fort Marion. and the oll.
| mansions OF the buildings in which thew are